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In late June, after former President [[Bill Clinton]]'s meeting with Attn. Gen. [[Loretta Lynch]] on the airport tarmac in [[Phoenix]], the Justice Department sought [[FISA]] warrants to eavesdrop on Donald Trump, Carter Page, Paul Manafort, and Boris Epshteyn. The FISA court denied the initial request.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443768/obama-fisa-trump-wiretap-may-have-been-sought</ref> It is improbable that the [[Attorney General]] would act on her own against a presidential nominee of another party without consulting [[President Obama]].<ref>https://youtu.be/5CSZKmssG2o</ref> Simultaneously FBI agent Peter Strzok had direct contact with Christopher Steele and received a preliminary draft of the ''Steele dossier''.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/lifting-the-steele-curtain-1510274070</ref> Former Trump campaign associate Carter Page flew to [[Moscow]] in early July to deliver the graduation commencement speech at the New Economic School, an honor President Obama held in 2009.<ref>https://youtu.be/bu8vI4js_OE</ref> Obama agents used Carter's trip as pretext to obtain a FISA warrant on Page.<ref>https://sharylattkisson.com/when-incidental-intel-collection-isnt-incidental/</ref> After whitewashing the Hillary Clinton investigation, Strzok signed the documents initiating an FBI investigation into Russian interference in the [[2016 presidential election]].

In late June, after former President [[Bill Clinton]]'s meeting with Attn. Gen. [[Loretta Lynch]] on the airport tarmac in [[Phoenix]], the Justice Department sought [[FISA]] warrants to eavesdrop on Donald Trump, Carter Page, Paul Manafort, and Boris Epshteyn. The FISA court denied the initial request.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443768/obama-fisa-trump-wiretap-may-have-been-sought</ref> It is improbable that the [[Attorney General]] would act on her own against a presidential nominee of another party without consulting [[President Obama]].<ref>https://youtu.be/5CSZKmssG2o</ref> Simultaneously FBI agent Peter Strzok had direct contact with Christopher Steele and received a preliminary draft of the ''Steele dossier''.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/lifting-the-steele-curtain-1510274070</ref> Former Trump campaign associate Carter Page flew to [[Moscow]] in early July to deliver the graduation commencement speech at the New Economic School, an honor President Obama held in 2009.<ref>https://youtu.be/bu8vI4js_OE</ref> Obama agents used Carter's trip as pretext to obtain a FISA warrant on Page.<ref>https://sharylattkisson.com/when-incidental-intel-collection-isnt-incidental/</ref> After whitewashing the Hillary Clinton investigation, Strzok signed the documents initiating an FBI investigation into Russian interference in the [[2016 presidential election]].

In August Strzok's girlfriend, FBI/DOJ lawyer [[Lisa Page]] texted Strzok, "[Trump]'s not ever going to become president, right? Right?!" In another exchange Strzok texted, {{Quotebox|"It’s absolutely true that we’re both very fortunate. And of course I’ll try and approach it that way. I just know it will be tough at times. I can protect our country at many levels, not sure if that helps."}} The following week Strzok again sent on ominous and conspiratorial sounding text discussing a contingency being developed to link Russian meddling with allegations that the Trump campaign colluded with Russian actors: {{Quotebox|"I want to believe the path you threw out for consideration in Andy [McCabe]'s office that there's no way he gets elected -- but I'm afraid we can't take that risk. It's like '''an insurance policy''' in the unlikely event you die before you're 40."<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/24643/one-insane-text-message-may-have-just-fatally-ben-shapiro</ref>}}

In August Strzok's cohort, FBI/DOJ lawyer [[Lisa Page]] texted Strzok, "[Trump]'s not ever going to become president, right? Right?!" In another exchange Strzok texted, {{Quotebox|"It’s absolutely true that we’re both very fortunate. And of course I’ll try and approach it that way. I just know it will be tough at times. I can protect our country at many levels, not sure if that helps."}} The following week Strzok again sent on ominous and conspiratorial sounding text discussing a contingency being developed to link Russian meddling with allegations that the Trump campaign colluded with Russian actors: {{Quotebox|"I want to believe the path you threw out for consideration in Andy [McCabe]'s office that there's no way he gets elected -- but I'm afraid we can't take that risk. It's like '''an insurance policy''' in the unlikely event you die before you're 40."<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/24643/one-insane-text-message-may-have-just-fatally-ben-shapiro</ref>}}

On October 15, 2016 Strzok and DOJ Deputy Bruce Ohr rewrote a narrower request to the FISA court dropping Trump's name and citing only Russian banks as direct targets.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/03/04/summary-of-media-articles-discussing-obamas-fisa-warrants-to-monitor-candidatepresident-trump/</ref> The Louise Mensch article asserts that a “warrant was granted to look at the full content of [[email]]s and other related documents that may concern US persons.” FISA court approved request.<ref>https://heatst.com/world/exclusive-fbi-granted-fisa-warrant-covering-trump-camps-ties-to-russia/</ref>

On October 15, 2016 Strzok and DOJ Deputy Bruce Ohr rewrote a narrower request to the FISA court dropping Trump's name and citing only Russian banks as direct targets.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2017/03/04/summary-of-media-articles-discussing-obamas-fisa-warrants-to-monitor-candidatepresident-trump/</ref> The Louise Mensch article asserts that a “warrant was granted to look at the full content of [[email]]s and other related documents that may concern US persons.” FISA court approved request.<ref>https://heatst.com/world/exclusive-fbi-granted-fisa-warrant-covering-trump-camps-ties-to-russia/</ref>